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Where does “candidato” come from?

candidato (Italian) comes from Latin candidātus, from Latin candidus, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.

candidato (Italian): candidate; applicant; pretender

Definitions

  1. candidate; applicant; pretender

Ancestry of “candidato”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincandidātus—
2Latincandidusshining white; clear, bright; fair, beautiful
3Latincandeō—
4Proto-Italickandēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeankand-to shine, glow

Words derived from “candidato”

  • incandidabile
  • incandidabilità
  • candidature
  • candidabilità
  • candidatura
  • autocandidarsi
  • controcandidato
  • ricandidatura
  • candidabile
  • candidate
  • candidare
  • candidato
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